Howard kazanjian biography

Howard G. Kazanjian (born July 26, 1942) is an Armenian-American film producer best known for the Star Wars films The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the.
Howard G. Kazanjian is an Armenian-American film producer best known for the Star Wars films The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, as well as the Indiana Jones movie Raiders of the Lost Ark. Kazanjian was an originating member of.
A captivating exploration of the life, work, and insider insight of legendary film producer Howard Kazanjian Howard Kazanjian, a film producer whose career.

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Howard Kazanjian: A Producer's Life

June 27, 2022

It's been a while since I read a book about this generation of filmmakers. I forgot how incredibly inspiring it is. It brought back vivid memories of my early days of excitement and awe, trying to navigate a career in this magical, mystical industry. I still envy all of them (Howard, George, Steven, Marcia, Ben, Frank, Kathleen, Kurtz, Francis etc.) for being young filmmakers at such an exciting transformational time in Hollywood.

Despite being a Star Wars and Indy fan since childhood and reading nearly everything that was ever published on the making of these films, I was surprised to realise I knew very little about Howard Kazanjian. I knew his name from the credits of Raiders and Jedi, but that was about it. So when I discovered the brilliant J. W. Rinzler had published this Biography just before the author's tragic passing, I ordered it straight away.

I was genuinely excited for Howard, reading about his opportunity to apply for a formal entry into the old 'Hollywood' system through a rare apprenticeship scheme that was

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Howard Kazanjian

American film producer (born 1942)

Howard Kazanjian
Kazanjian in 2019
Born	Howard G. Kazanjian (1942-07-26) July 26, 1942 (age 82) Los Angeles County, California, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Southern California
Occupation(s)	Film producer, author
Years active	1968–present
Spouse	Carol Anne Eskijian (m. 1970)
Children	3

Howard G. Kazanjian (born July 26, 1942) is an Armenian-American film producer best known for the Star Wars films The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, as well as the Indiana Jones movie Raiders of the Lost Ark. Kazanjian was an originating member of Lucasfilm, Ltd., serving as its vice president for approximately eight years (1977 to 1984).

Howard Kazanjian is a published non-fiction author, with a focus on the factual Old West of US history. In 2021, Kazanjian also published his well-received 340-page memoirHoward Kazanjian: A Producer's Life,^[1]^[2]^[3] edited and compiled by prolific Star Wars

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Howard Kazanjian

Howard G. Kazanjian is an American filmmaker, respected producer, entertainment executive and author. He was born and raised in Pasadena, California. A graduate of the film school at USC, Kazanjian is most well known for having served as executive producer on "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and producer on "Return Of The Jedi", two of the biggest films of all time. Kazanjian also produced the pilot and first season of the hit television show "JAG."

During filming of Return Of The Jedi, Kazanjian is credited with the idea to utilize the guise of filming a fictitious movie to disguise the actual production, and throw off any press and nosy fans. The fictitious film was titled Blue Harvest, which was purported to be a horror film with the tag line "horror beyond imagination". Hats and t-shirts were printed up for the crew to wear and to further add to the authenticity of the ruse.

In 2004 Kazanjian authored The Cowboy and the Senorita : A Biography of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans ISBN 0762730536 and Happy Trails : A Pictorial Celebration of the Lives of Ro